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TEST BASIC CIRCUITS-ROBOTICS

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a battery?

a)

insulator

b)

switch

c)

power source

2.

Water is a______?

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

3.

Silver is a _____?

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

4.

Q. What would best complete this circuit?

a)

wire

b)

switch

c)

battery

d)

light bulb

5.

What is a common energy source for a circuit?

a)

light bulb

b)

wire

c)

battery

6.

Which one is a conductor?

a)

wood

b)

iron

c)

paper

7.

Which of these objects is an insulator?

a)

copper wire

b)

paper clip

c)

rubber gloves

8.

If you replace the paper clip with a plastic spoon, what is the plastic spoon acting as?

a)

a conductor

b)

an insulator

c)

a conductor

9.

When you flip a light switch on and off you are closing and opening a circuit.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

This circuit is .....?

a)

closed

b)

open

11.

What is a switch's function in a circuit?

a)

to make the current hotter or colder

b)

the pathway that current flows to

c)

turn on and off the flow of current

12.

A material that does NOT allow electricity to flow is called _____.

a)

an insulator

b)

a fuse

c)

a conductor

13.

What is this symbol for?

a)

light bulb

b)

battery

c)

resistor

14.

The electrician in this picture is wearing rubber gloves for protection. The purpose of the rubber gloves is to ------

a)

keep the electrician dry

b)

create an electrical circuit

c)

protect the electrician

15.

Which of these substances conducts electricity the best?

a)

Wood

b)

Copper

c)

plastic

16.

A class constructed this circuit. Which of these objects most likely made the light glow when connected to points X and Y?

a)

plastic straw

b)

aluminum foil

c)

cotton string

17.

Electrical lights will not come on unless their electrical circuit is a --

a)

closed circuit

b)

series circuit

c)

short circuit

18.

What is a common energy source for a circuit?

a)

Battery

b)

Wire

c)

Light bulb

19.

A flow of electrons through a conductor is called:

a)

a river

b)

a spark

c)

a current

20.

Materials that allow electricity to flow through them are called_____

a)

insulator

b)

resistor

c)

conductor

21.

What material would be safest to use as an insulator to cover electrical wires?

a)

Rubber

b)

Aluminum

c)

Water